Two Milbank swimmers, Hallie Schulte and Autumn Fox, participated in the Aberdeen High Point meet this past weekend against tough competition from SD, MN and ND. Teams from Fargo and Minneapolis areas competed. “The girls worked hard and I am proud of their efforts against these teams that we don’t... Read more

Valley Queen Cheese Factory celebrated June Dairy Month by hosting their 28th Annual Cheeseburger Day at Lake Farley Park on Thursday June 14. “We served 2,700 cheeseburgers,” stated Valley Queen’s human resource manager, Karissa Karels. Free will donations were accepted for the lunch with 100 percent going to support the... Read more

Karen Layher Grant County Auditor reports voter turnout at the June 6 primary was 25 percent – a few points higher than the 22 percent predicted. In Grant County, 4638 residents were eligible to vote; 1161 voted. Layher said, ” Procedurally, everything went great. All precincts had reported in by... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council partners with Feeding South Dakota for a food giveaway Wednesday, June 13. The free food will be distributed at the Grant Co. 4-H Exhibit Building. The giveaway begins at 4:30 p.m. and continues until 6:00 p.m. or until the food is gone. Doors open... Read more

MALST competed in the first long course meet of the season at Brookings High Point Meet, June 8-10. “They had some rainy conditions on day two but the swimmers handled it well and ended the meet with great success,” stated head coach Jodi Street. Maurina Street was the top high... Read more

The 2018 Elite Alliance Summer Volleyball Camp in Watertown features Tiara Gibson, Marcelina (Glab) Gilbertson, Haley Smith, and Rayleigh Petersen. Gibson and Gilbertson are considered two of the best volleyball players to come out of South Dakota. Tiara Gibson is a middle hitter who played two years for the SDSU... Read more

Today is June 4, and Jimmy Gesswein’s birthday! What’s Jimmy’s favorite thing to eat with birthday cake and ice cream? Fish! Especially a big whopper he has caught himself. Catch up with Jimmy and wish him a big Happy Birthday to go with this monster he caught on Big Stone... Read more

Vivian Darlene (Jacobson) Mitzel, age 77, of Milbank, SD, died June 3, 2018, at St. William’s Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, June 8, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Father Gary DeRouchey will celebrate the Mass. Visitation will be held on Thursday,... Read more

Violinists presented a recital on May 19, at Valley Baptist Church. The musicians all study under Elizabeth Schulte. The performers included: (Front ) Karen Esh, Zoë Schwenn, and Michael Verheul. (Middle) Veronica and Nicholas Fonder, Krista Gingerich, and Annabelle Schwenn. (Back) Mrs. Schulte, Rachel Schulte, Timon Esh, and Joe Schulte. Read more